Which of the following information should a phlebotomist document for a blood culture collection?a. Informed consent documentb. Type of culture mediac. Site of collectiond. Blood collection technique

A phlebotomist is applying a tourniquet for a venipuncture to an adult patient. The phlebotomist should place the tourniquet at which of the following distances above the venipuncture site?a. 8 to 12 inchesb. 3 to 4 inchesc. 5 to 6 inchesd. 1 to 2 inches

Which of the following needles should a phlebotomist use for a venipuncture using a winged infusion set and a 5 mL syringe?a. 25-gaugeb. 23-gaugec. 27-gauged. 18-gauge

Which of the following forms commonly accompanies a toxicology drug screen for legal purposes?a. Chain of custodyb. CMS 1500c. Requisitiond. Encounter

A phlebotomist is drawing a capillary blood specimen on a 2-month old infant. Which of the following techniques should the phlebotomist use to avoid hemolysis of the specimen?a. Warm the heel prior to punctureb. Puncture after alcohol preparation while the heel is still wetc. Scrape the blood off the heel immediately with a microtubed. Squeeze the heel with a generous amount of pressure

Which of the following is the correct angle of insertion when performing venipuncture using the evacuated tube method?a. 50b. 75c. 30d. 90

Which of the following pieces of information on a requisition form is critical to patient identification?a. Date of birthb. Blood typec. Physician’s named. Emergency contact

Which of the following would be the appropriate action for a phlebotomist to take after failing to find a hospital band on either wrist of a hospitalized patient?a. Check the name on the door of the hospital roomb. Check for an ID label on equipment at the bedsidec. Check the ankles for ID bandd. State the patient’s full name

When performing a blood smear, which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take to ensure a quality result?a. Allow the blood drop to clot completely prior to performing the smearb. Hold the slides at 30 to each other when performing the smearc. Hold the two slides at 90 to each other when performing the smeard. Allow the blood drop to clot slightly prior to performing the smear

According to the CLSI standard, a phlebotomist must attempt to locate which of the following veins on both arms before considering other veins?a. Median cubital veinb. Cephalic veinc. Veins on the underside of the wristd. Basilic vein